Ruby | Struct to_a() function

The to_a() is an inbuilt method in Ruby that returns an array with the value of the particular struct.

Syntax: struct_name.to_a[integer]

Parameters: The function accepts an integer parameter which specifies the index of the struct value to be returned.

Return Value: It returns the value of struct. 

Example 1:  

Ruby

# Ruby program for to_a  method in struct

# Include struct
animals = Struct.new(:name, :speciality , :found_in)

#initialize values
detail = animals.new("labrador", "bark" , "Newfoundland")

#print value 2
puts detail.to_a[2]

Output: 

Newfoundland

Example 2: 

Ruby

# Ruby program for to_a method in struct

# Include struct
place = Struct.new(:name, :speciality)

#initialize values
detail = place.new("nagpur","orange")

#print value 1
puts detail.to_a[1]

Output: 

orange